Even Tony Blair is cluing in to the disaster that is Iraq. Our top ally is making a significant reduction in the number of soldiers in Iraq:
Britain is to pull 800 troops out of Iraq as local security forces begin to take on more law enforcement responsibilities, the Defence Secretary has announced.Bush can give all the speeches he wants. No one believes him anymore. And, despite the spin from the British government, actions speak louder than words.
The Army contingent will fall to 7,000 In Iraq, with security sector reforms intended to help Iraqis train their own security forces and guard their own institutions having been completed.
John Reid made it clear that mushrooming sectarian violence was not a factor in the decision, and said that the Government would continue to support the Iraqi people.
The reduction constitutes a 10 per cent decrease in numbers and marks a reduction from the high point of 10,000 British troops in Iraq in October 2003.
